Cuba vs Uruguay: Death rate from cancer by sex
Cuba
155.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
162.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cuba rank
18th
Uruguay rank
16th
Death rate from cancer by sex over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 162.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 155.83 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 236.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 156.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 237.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 151.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 231.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 149.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 223.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 157.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 207.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 159.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 188.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 155.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 176.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Cuba or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 162.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 155.83 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?
- Cuba ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.